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We recently had the pleasure to sit down and have a lengthy chat with none other than Rasmus Faber, Swedish musician and the mastermind behind the fantastic Platina Jazz series of albums. In the interview, we touched on everything from Platina to deep personal philosophies on music. In this segment,...

We recently had the pleasure to sit down and have a lengthy chat with none other than Rasmus Faber, Swedish musician and the mastermind behind the fantastic Platina Jazz series of albums. In the interview, we touched on everything from Platina to deep personal philosophies on music. In this segment,...

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Anisong concerts are already pretty rare outside of Japan; anime instrumental concerts are even rarer. Given their scarcity, nearly any opportunity to experience one becomes a must-see and apparently, at least 500 people shared my sentiment. In a sold-out concert which filled the performance venue...

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It wouldn’t be inaccurate to say that waltzes are the pop-music of the Classical genre (the dance music before Dance music!). There’s something about them that effortlessly catches the ear and makes them easy to like. Maybe it’s the soaring melodies or the trademark OOM-pah-pah, but a waltz done...

This is a plea. Not for money, not for clothes, or even vegetables. No. This is a plea.. for a song. So, there’s this little known competition going on called the Anime Music Tournament, where songs are pitted against each other in a deathmatch so vicious that even battle-hardened veterans turn...

While zzeroparticle has appeared on Desu ex Machina’s podcast just last week and I’ve been on a podcast myself, we’ve never had one up until now. Well, it’s been a long time coming, but it’s here at last: The Anime Instrumentality Podcast. It’s an idea we’ve...

Preamble: So with the anime music tournament in full swing and nominations locked in, we at Anime Instrumentality believe it’s a good time to release what we thought were good additions to the tournament ranks and the rationale behind our nominations. With so many songs at our fingertips, narrowing...